American Petroleum Institute

News about American Petroleum Institute, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Oct. 1, 2014

American Petroleum Institute president Jack N Gerard says that oil and railroad industries are urging federal regulators to allow them up to seven years to retrofit tank cars used to transport highly volatile crude oil. MORE

Jul. 18, 2012

Federal appeals panel upholds the first-ever federal rule protecting people from acute exposure to nitrogen dioxide, pollutant implicated in respiratory problems; rejects challenge from the American Petroleum Institute. MORE

The testing, financed by the petroleum industry and eight major automakers, found that two of the eight selected gasoline engines reflected damage after burning the 15 percent ethanol fuel formulation.